Easel for carriage-painters



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Easel for Carriage-Painters. No. 223,618. Patented Jan. 13,A 1880.

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DAVID WARRINGTON, OF SALEM, OHIO.

EASEL` FOR CARRIAGE-PAINTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,618, dated January 13, 1880. Application iiled October 6, 1879.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID WARRINGTON,

of Salom, in the county of Columbiana and' State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Easels for Carriage- Painters and I do hereby declare the follow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which forni a part of this speciication, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective'view of the device; Fig. 2, a vertical section through the center thereof; Fig. 3, a side elevation, showing the table adjusted at an inclination, and Fig. 4 an end `view from a point opposite the operating-lever.

My invention relates to easels for holding and adjusting a carriage or other body to be painted or varnished; and it consists in the construction, also in the combination, of parts hereinafter more particularly specified.

In the accompanying drawings, the stand is represented as composed of two horizontal bars, A B, and two upright standards, O, the

latter being bolted or otherwise secured, at i their lower ends, to the horizontal bar A. The turn-table, with its operative parts, is connected to the upper portion of the standmards, some of the operative parts being be- "iftween the standards.

The turn-table consists of two cross-bars, VD E, a anged circular plate, F, and a disk, G, thepflange of the former iittingover the latter,forming a bearing for the table, when turned down to receive its load, that will relieve the bolt H of the weight; and these several parts are held together by ,a bolt, H,

\ passing vertically therethrough, to the lower nected to the disk at a point opposite to the lug L.

The quadrant M is serrated on its outer edge, and may be serrated on its inner edge, and also have holes formed transversely through it. A lever, O, is set into the sleeve or socket N. n

The table thus constructed is supported on the standards O by setting the lever and its socket between the two standards,- and passing a bolt, P, through the two and the standards, thus pivoting the table by the lever between the standards. The table is elevated or lowered to the desired height and angle by means of the lever O, and is held in the desired position by the pawl Q engaging with the ratchet-teeth on the outer edge of the quadrant. The said pawl is keyed or otherwise secured to the shaft It, journaled in standards O, one end of which shaft projects outside of oneof the standards, and has connected thereto a lever, S, on the end of which is a ball,

T. The weight on the end ot' the lever keeps the pawl in contact with the quadrant, and when it is desired to lower the .table the weighted end of the lever has only to be elevated, which movement will free the pawl from contact with the teeth of the quadrant and allow the lever O to be raised, thus lowering the table.

The lever of the pawl being next to the lever O, the above operation is rendered very easy for the operator when he seizes the lever O to adjust the table. using the weighted lever and pawl, there may be used a simple pin, U, which is passed through a hole in the standard and into one of the holes formed in the quadrant, thus locking the quadrant and holding the table in position. This pin may be used, in connection with the weighted lever'and pawl, so as to lock the quadrant and prevent it from moving in either di-A rection, and can be operated by a spring or a lever.

Instead of either of the two devices just described, there may be used a bar or rod, V, pivoted to one of the standards, so as to extend across the quadrant and engage with the teeth on the inside thereof; or, instead of any of the said means, there may be used a hook pivoted to a standard and arranged so as to IOO engage with the teeth on either the inside or outside of the quadrant and operated by its own weight, very much on the principle of the aforementioned weighted lever.

In order to lock the plateF and prevent thev table from turning,'a thumb-screw, W, is passed through a lug,.y, secured to the sleeve N, and is turned until its point bites the iange of the plate or enters an indentation formed therein.

Instead ot' such means, however, there may be used a key or a pin itted to key-seats in both the said plate and the disk below, which key or pi n may be opera-ted by a spring.

'The bar E has two gages, Z, passed vertically therethrough, which are adjustable and are held in position by thumb-screws A', passed through the bar at right angles to the gages, so that the points of the former will bear against the latter. These gages are to form a support for the ends ofthe carriage or other body, and are adjustable, so that they may be accommodated to an irregular bottom of a carriage.

The bar B is supposed to be connected to the bottom of a carriage-body, and the hooks C are passed over said bar, between it and the bottom ofthe body, and are drawn down by means of' nuts C2, by means whereof the carriagebody is held rmly on the table.

TheA gages may be provided with conical spools D', which are free to turn thereon, the apeXes of which are together.

The spools are used when a wheel is to be painted, the spools tting in the hub ofthe wheel and allowing the Wheel to be turned on the gage, and, being conical, will t different-sized hubs.

By constructing an easel according to the foregoing description a carriage-body can be readily adjusted toany inclination that will render its several parts of easy access by the operator.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination of disk G, provided with a lug, L, quadrant M, and pivoted socket. N, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of disk G, ianged plate F, bolt H, nut I, and jam-nutJ, substantially as described.

3. The combination of disk G, quadrant M, socket N, lng L, thumb-screw W, and plate F, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of disk G, quadrant M, socket N, shaft R, pawl Q, and weighted lever S, substantially as described'.

5. The combination of quadrant M, shaft R, pawl Q, weighted lever S, and pin U', substantially as described.

6. The combination of gage Z, bar E, and conical spools D, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of plate F, disk G, and bars D E, connected by bolt H, quadrant M, socket N, lug L, thumb-screw W, lever O, and

a leveraged pawl for holding the table at different angles, all as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of October, 1879.

DAVID WARRINGTON.

Witnesses:

A. C. YENGLING, PETER AMBLER. 

